ARBITRATION AWARDS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 8002, 6 June 1922, Page 3

ARBITRATION AWARDS

FARMERS CONCERNED. Invercargill, June 3. A deputation representing the Fanners’ Union asked the Prime Minister for the exemption of agricultural and pastoral employees from the provisions of the Arbitration Court Awards. The speakers urged that unless farm labour was excluded from any award it would be impossible to work farms. Mr Massey said he supposed there would always be '.complaints from dissatisfied parties about Arbitration Court rulings. He thought there was a remedy, and though he could not tell them what it was, ho would be in a position to tell the House what was intended. The Court was going to last, but the legislation must be amended. His own opinion was that the public should be represented on the court. He had been looking into the experience of other countries, and thought some of their legislation might be copied with advantage. If they were to, have more production they must remove some of the present restrictions. Much could hs done to increase production and it was a public duty to help. The harassing restrictions of wheat growing must be removed if the industry was to prosper.